Shooting for Thupparivaalan 2 to resume from November, Vishal to take over as director

Shooting for Vishal’s upcoming Tamil thriller Thupparivaalan 2 is all set to resume on November 9, as per movie news portal Cinema Express. The film will mark Vishal’s directorial debut as he was forced to don the helmer's hat after filmmaker Mysskin bowed out of the project earlier this year.

Mysskin and Vishal had teamed up for Thupparivaalan, an investigative thriller, a few years ago. The film, whose lead characters were inspired by Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, was well-received critically and commercially.

Work on the sequel, which is being shot by lensman Nirav Shah, commenced last November in London. As per a statement, a major portion of the project was supposed to be shot in the United Kingdom. However, after shooting in London for over a month, reports emerged that there was a falling out between Mysskin and Vishal.

In a statement in February, it was clarified that Mysskin opted out of the project over budget issues. He refused to direct the film and demanded higher remuneration as opposed to what was initially agreed and was paid to him.

Thupparivaalan 2 stars newcomer Ashya while Ilayaraja is composing the film's music.

Meanwhile, Vishal’s upcoming Tamil film Chakra, directed by Anand, is slated to be released directly on an OTT platform. A spiritual sequel to his hit film IrumbuThirai (2018), the project also stars Shraddha Srinath and Regina Cassandra. The film features music by Yuvan Shankar Raja and is believed to have been snapped up by Amazon Prime for release.